Traditional Media Works for Local Marketing

In a new study by Brandmuscle, hundreds of local dealers, agents and franchisees across a wide range of industries indicated that “traditional media (newspapers, magazines, radio, television, yellow pages, coupons and billboards) continue to play a significant role in local marketing.”
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Online Ad Spend: Still Rising, Trending Mobile & Social

They just keep going up and up. That’s the takeaway from the recently released 2014 Internet Advertising Revenue Half-Year (HY) Report from IAB, which shows Internet advertising revenues in the US totaling $23.1 billion for the first six months of 2014, an increase of 15.1% over the first six months of 2013.
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Current Trends in Online Advertising

According to a recent study done by Forrester Research, online ad spending will surpass broadcast television with an estimated $77 billion allocated to marketing expenditures, amounting to 35% of overall ad spending in advertising.
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Mobile Ad Extensions Replacing Ad Copy

If you have been managing PPC campaigns over the last year, you have realized that Google is placing more and more emphasis on their ad extensions. New betas are constantly being developed and most recently, callout extensions have been released for use by all advertisers.
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Outbound Marketing the Inbound Way

Inbound marketing has taken the world by storm and there is good reason for that; the sustainability and ROI are undeniable. Although embracing inbound marketing methodology is a no-brainer for many companies trying to achieve long-term goals, it is not a strategy that prospers overnight.
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5 Reasons Your Display Ad Campaign Isn’t Working

Surfing the web these days, you might notice that a one-time view of a trendy shirt will quickly follow you around the Internet. Look up engagement rings, and you’ll be bombarded with ads for wedding venues and flowers. Perform a search for a concert, and that band will fill your feeds and display ads.
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